Mary Richard — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Worcester-County, Massachusetts

Our Model Tree links this Mary Richard across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Worcester-County, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1886), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 54 b. ~1886 Female Head Born: Canada-Fr Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Worcester-County, Massachusetts
Surname	Richard
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Canada-Fr
1935 Residence (City)	Fitchburg City
1935 Residence (County)	Worcester
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Mass
Birthplace (normalized)	canada-fr
Township / Ward	Fitchburg City
Est. Birth Year	~1886

Household Members

Census records only state relationship to the household head. Pairwise kinship is derived (~90–95% accurate), not recorded. Step/blended families and boarders can break it.

7 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Arthur Richard	Son	—	21	~1919
Dorothy Legere	Other	—	4	~1936
Adolphis Richard	Son	—	32	~1908
Regina Legere	Daughter	—	23	~1917
Mary Richard	Head	—	54	~1886
Francis Richard	Son	—	18	~1922
Roderick Richard	Son	—	11	~1929

Census Appearances

1930

Worcester, Massachusetts

Other, age 44

Worcester, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1886 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Richard
Given Name	Mary C.
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Canada-Fr
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1902
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Canada-Fr
Mother's Birthplace	Canada-Fr
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	French
Birthplace (normalized)	canada-fr

1940

Worcester-County, Massachusetts

Head, age 54

Worcester-County, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1886 — 7 household members

Surname	Richard
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Canada-Fr
1935 Residence (City)	Fitchburg City
1935 Residence (County)	Worcester
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Mass
Birthplace (normalized)	canada-fr

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Mary Richard

Head · 1940 · age 54 · b. ~1886 · Massachusetts

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01647-00324)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Henry Bourque	30	Head	Maintenance	Mass
2	Irene Bourque	26	Wife	—	Mass
3	Ronald Bourque	2	Son	—	Mass
4	Omar Canture	55	Head	Hammer Cook	Mass
5	Valida Canture	53	Wife	—	Mass
6	Alonzo Caron	60	Head	Wood-Chopper	Canada-Fr
7	Emma Caron	54	Wife	—	Mass
8	John Fortier	35	Head	Doffer	Mass
9	Blanche Fortier	32	Wife	—	Mass
10	Ruth Fortier	12	Daughter	—	Mass
11	Alice Fortier	9	Daughter	—	Mass
12	Robert Fortier	8	Son	—	Mass
13	Raymond Fortier	4	Son	—	Mass
14	Linda Fortier	1	Daughter	—	Mass
15	Mary Richard THIS PERSON	54	Head	—	Canada-Fr
16	Adolphis Richard	32	Son	Painter	Mass
17	Arthur Richard	21	Son	—	Mass
18	Francis Richard	18	Son	Wood-Chopper	Mass
19	Roderick Richard	11	Son	—	Mass
20	Regina Legere	23	Daughter	Weaving	Mass
21	Dorothy Legere	4	Granddaughter	—	Mass
22	Joseph Gazangian	55	Head	Buffer	Armenia
23	Bernice Gazangian	49	Wife	—	Armenia
24	Hazar Gazangian	23	Son	Cleaner	Mass
25	Hagantia Gazangian	21	Daughter	Bookkeeper	Mass
26	Leo Gazangian	19	Son	Cleaner	Mass
27	Thibodeau Andaine	26	Head	Truck Driver	Canada
28	Anita Andaine	18	Wife	—	Mass
29	Albert Bourque	21	Head	Moulder	Mass
30	Laurence Bourque	19	Wife	Helper	Mass
31	Erland A. Lafortune	40	Head	General Work	Sweden
32	Ethel Lafortune	36	Wife	Wrapper	Denmark
33	Donald Lafortune	14	Son	—	Mass
34	Earl Lafortune	5	Son	—	Mass
35	John Paris	52	Head	Cutter	Italy
36	Jennie Paris	45	Wife	—	Italy
37	Dominic Paris	25	Son	Counter Striper	Mass
38	Dorothy Paris	18	Daughter	Trimmer	Mass
39	Yvonne Josephine Paris	20	Daughter	—	Mass
40	Frank Babeau	31	Head	Engineer	Mass

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1940 United States Federal Census (NARA). Our Model Tree links this person across census decades using XGBoost-based record linkage, with per-link confidence scores. Household corroboration strengthens the signal when co-residents appear on the same census pages in multiple years.

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